Hazard:

Any phenomenon, substance or situation, which has the potential to cause disruption or damage to infrastructure and services, people, their property and their environment. Hazard

Disaster:

The serious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material or environmental losses, which exceed the ability of the affected communities to cope using their own resources justifying external assistance. Disaster

Capacities:

The resources and skills people posses, can develop, mobilize and access, which allow them to have more control over shaping their own future and coping with , resist to and recover from the impacts of hazards. Capacities

Vulnerability:

A state/condition which describes factors or constraints of an economic, social, physical or geographic nature, which reduce the ability of a community to cope with , resist to and recover from the impacts of hazards. Not HAVING / HAVING Less than the required Capacities and resources to respond appropriately to a hazard. Vulnerability

Risk:

The probability that negative consequences may arise when a specific hazards impact a specific vulnerable areas, people, property and environment during a specific time / period. Risk can be calculated based on Specific Hazard impacts on specific Area during a specific time / period. Risk = Hazard x Vulnerability Capacity Risk

Risk Reduction Measures:

These are various activities, projects and programs that the communities may identify after assessing and analyzing the risks that they face. These measures are specifically intended to reduce the current and prevent future risks in the community. Risk Reduction Measures

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR):

Is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them. Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Community:

Community is a term that has a wide range of usage, which includes the following: Community can be defined geographically: such as a cluster of households, a small village, or a neighbourhood in a town. Community can be defined by shared experience, such as particular interest groups, ethnic groups, professional groups, language groups, particular hazard-exposed groups, etc. Community can be defined by sector, such as the farmers, fisher folk, business sector, etc. Community can be used to refer to groupings that are both affected by and can assist in the mitigation of hazards and reduction of vulnerabilities. Community

Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM).:

A Community-Based Disaster Risk Management is a process of disaster risk management in which at risk communities are actively engaged in the identification, analysis, treatment, monitoring and evaluation of disaster risks in order to reduce their vulnerabilities and enhance their capacities. This means that the people are at the heart of decision making and implementation of disaster risk management activities. The involvement of the most vulnerable is paramount and the support of the least vulnerable is necessary. In CBDRM, local and national governments are involved and supportive (ADPC-CBDRM-11, 2003). Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) .